# Bright Defense: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/bright-defense/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penetration testing as a service | 2% | 11 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "### Top Recommendation: Bright Defense" (Grok 4.20, PTaaS)
- "Startups/SMBs to mid-market SaaS | $2,750–$9,250 | Consultant-led manual + automated" (Grok 4.20, PTaaS)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Penetration testing as a service: 0% to 2%, +2. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 11 of 82.

## In its own words

What Bright Defense's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Continuous Cybersecurity Compliance (https://brightdefense.com/)
- For: small and mid-size businesses (https://brightdefense.com/)
- Price stated: starting at $1,000/mo (https://brightdefense.com/)
- Starting price: 1000 (https://brightdefense.com/)
- Certifications: CISSP certified experts, CISSP and CISA-certified experts, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC
- Customers named: Mariner Finance, TMRW Sports, Forward, Inscope, Archera, Anderson Kill, Sequoia Financial, EZ-AD TV

## What it publishes

Every page brightdefense.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 313 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 131 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-07
- comparison: 26 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-07
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-02
- news or press: 64 pages, 23 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Dos vs ddos attacks https://www.brightdefense.com/resources/dos-vs-ddos-attacks
- Recent: 2026-09-21 news or press: Idscan breach inside the 153 million record claim https://www.brightdefense.com/news/idscan-breach-inside-the-153-million-record-claim
- Recent: 2026-09-21 news or press: Canvas breach 275 million users at risk https://www.brightdefense.com/news/canvas-breach-275-million-users-at-risk
- Recent: 2026-09-14 news or press: Iso 42006 raises the bar for iso 42001 certifiers https://www.brightdefense.com/news/iso-42006-raises-the-bar-for-iso-42001-certifiers
- Recent: 2026-08-31 news or press: Illinois ai hiring law takes effect without final employer rules https://www.brightdefense.com/news/illinois-ai-hiring-law-takes-effect-without-final-employer-rules
- Recent: 2026-08-30 news or press: Iso 27001 what changed in 2026 https://www.brightdefense.com/news/iso-27001-what-changed-in-2026

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.